Western cyclone., 1887-07-01
Rain, we'll yes, it did rain.

on lue SOuGn Sllo OIL Inc street..
Mrs. Warmer will please except our
thanks for fifty cents on subscription
this week.
Henrie has moved his immense stopk
to his now building on the south side
Of tho street.
The lafgest individual owner Of Kan
sas land is man by the name ct J. p
Pomeroy. the coal king Of Atchison
who ownos 10000 acres.
Reports from Mitchell county say
everything is burnt up by dry weather
The rains that have fallen 50 copiOusly
all around have not visited that section
The old fashioned 4tn July seems
ito be coming back again. Let us
hope that it will bring some Of the old
fashioned virtues of independence and
integrity back W ith it.
Candidates for county offices this
fall are beginning to feel Of the public
pulse. If they want to got a nibble
at the public teat they want TO let the
dear people" know it.
Lawyer Jones has gone TO Mississi-
ppi after his family but will return in
a few days and become one Of our
leading citizens 1Tr. Jones will sure
u make his mark in this country.
The Graham county Agricultural
and Horticultural Asso iatcon will
hold their second anual fair at Hill City
SeDtem Der 30:h and October Isl 1887
New officers were elected last Saturday.
While you are hustling around to
N AXE arrangements, don't forget to
put away a few nickles Tor the ceIe-
bratiOn Of the great and glorious 4th
Of July, which takes place IN this city
next Monday.
While up at Hill City last Saturday
we stepped into the office of the Hill
City Copdonsing Company, and while
there we had tAe pleasure Of drinking
some of their extracts, and must say
that it is excellent.
Can the farmels complain? We
hould think not. The condition aud
looks Of crops at the present time is
very encouraging, and the pros poets
| excellent, Farmers coming into Nieo-
demus no matter from which direction
seem to be well satisfied with the out
| Ook at the present time.
On the question Of advertising, a
New York hotel proprietor whose card
| is in thousands OF newspapers thrOqg b
out the Union, being asked why lie
continued to advertise when his house
was full answered. to keep it full. II
YOU desire that your business shall
demand all your tim e and attention
keep it at the point whe re you like il
to be by continuing your announce
ments to the public.
The latest postal laws are such that
newspaper publishers can have arrest
ed any one for fraud who takes q pa
per and refuses pay for It. Under
this law theman who allows his sub
scription to run along for some time
unpaid. aEd then orders it discontinue
ed, or orders the postmaster to mark
it refused and to send a postal cald
notifying the publisher, lays himself
liable to arrest and fine, the same as
for theft
Anoher oolored cadet graduated
from West Point, Mr.. Alexander Of O.
This young man has been credit to
his race, he having come out second
in his institution he made many friends
and leaves there we'll Fixed by those in
authority. It remains to be shown
that he will cary into life the renown
with which he graduated, It IS one
thing to do well in school and it is an
other to prove ADEQUATE to The task de
volying upon us after we have gradual
ted. The country especially the Ne,
oroes, will look to see the mark that
Cadet Alexander will make in life the
result of which will raise or lower the
estimate of the Negro in proportiOn a: